Friday Roundup

This is a Friday Roundup for the last two weeks.  I’m sorry I didn’t post one last Friday, I was in Palm Springs, enjoying the sunshine and forgot to post it until that night. Can you blame me? I was on holiday, in between jobs and wanting to not think about blogging or work. Sometimes you just have to have those weeks. I started my new job on Tuesday, new commute, new coworkers, new atmosphere. It was so overwhelming I got in the car after work (Curtis picked me up) and cried. I don’t know what came over me, maybe just all the anxiety and nervousness? Has anyone else experienced this?

Anyways, this weekend will be a busy one! Meal planning (really exciting haha!), meeting with a couple of blogging friends, recipes, taking Piper to the beach, sleeping in and maybe seeing a movie. I haven’t seen a movie in theatres in what feels like forever. Any recommendations?

I’m also going to start posting and sharing my weight loss journey. I put on a few pounds in the last couple of years. It’s something I’m not happy with and struggle with. I will lose weight and then put it on again. I know there are some of you on the same boat and feel if I share what I’m going through, maybe we can work together on it. And now that I am planning a wedding and summer is upon us, I really want to get back in shape. I want to fit into my closet again and feel confident as I am. Sure Curtis loves me for who I am and finds me sexy as ever, but I don’t. I have those days where I feel amazing and then I see a picture of myself and that all disappears. I know it’s silly and something I will find ridiculous when I’m 90, but hey I want to feel good about me NOW.

Anyone else feel this way? I want to hear your experiences or tips to losing weight and self-confidence!

Thanks for listening and now onto what I enjoyed on the web the last couple of weeks!

This week’s Friday Roundup links:

1. This girl is going to do something great one day! (Mashable)
2. The secret collections at the Natural History Museum (Messy Nessy Chic)
3. These tombs are insane! A/C, kitchens and toilets! (Messy Nessy Chic)
4. An open letter to Tiny House Hunters. Hilarious! (Terrible Minds)
5. Amazing photo using mirrors (Bored Panda)
6. 28 facts about the Wonder Years (Mental Floss)
7. Fascinating read on a voyeur (New Yorker)
8. Six common dishwasher loading mistakes (Washington Post)
9. LA’s popular restaurants are in strip malls (Vogue)
10. NYC coolest street art (Business Insider)
11. You may have seen this, touching dog portraits (Feature Shoot)
12. Famous roles John Travolta passed on (Uproxx)
13. Beauty vitamin cheat sheet (Harper’s Bazaar)
14. Best books of the 21st century (Lifehacker)
15. An awesome DIY Woven Wall Hanging (Almost Makes Perfect)
16. Renting a friend in Tokyo (Afar)

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